The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and awarded a 10% disability rating for the veteran's head scar, finding that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the tinnitus is related to service. The head scar is rated at 10% based on moderate disfigurement.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in equipoise regarding whether the tinnitus was related to service and awarded service connection for it. For the head scar, the Board determined that the disability more nearly approximated a moderately disfiguring condition, warranting a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 7803.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, head scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0104534
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